History will be made when the lady Huskies take to the soccer field early next month. It will mark the first time an NIU girls soccer team faces a foe while being recognized by the NCAA. Gone are the days of club. No longer will the games be played for...

With a strong offensive line, an improved quarterback, and the scoring potential of LeShon Johnson, the NIU football team has a lot to look forward to for the 1993 season. After improving the team's record from 2-9 in 1991 to 5-6 in 1992, the Huskies...

The Huskie football players have cast their votes and the ballots are in for which players will have the honor of being team captains for the upcoming season. This season, they have picked four fifth-year seniors—tailback LeShon Johnson, tight end Raymond...

It looks like Huskie fans will get to plant their rear ends on shiny, new aluminum seats this season. "We're really excited," said Norm Jenkins, Huskie ticket office manager. "We get a lot of feedback from season ticket holders. It was one splinter after...

When it comes right down to it, the game winning spike is what everybody remembers. The pass to the setter as well as the set itself are often forgotten before the ball even hits the ground. For those who aren't well versed in the finer points of volleyball,...

The Northern Illinois football program held its third annual Huskie Huddle luncheon Tuesday afternoon at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building, and the big topic was, of course, the Big West Conference. "I am excited about the opportunities that we have...

Big West champs? Bowl bid? Heisman Trophy candidate? These are words previously not found in the NIU vocabulary, at least not before the Huskies entered the Big West. Although words can't prove a thing, senior tailback LeShon Johnson may be all the proof...

Three things Mike Ditka did on his summer vacation: 1). TOOK LONG, PEACEFUL WALKS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. (‘‘Yeah, well, my handicap is pretty low. ... Well, about a 3. But I can't play to it! ... I don't care what people heard! It's a fact! All they...

After eight seasons as a major independent, the 1993 Huskie football team will enter the 10-team Big West Division for its silver anniversary season in the major college ranks of Division I-A. The Huskies are one of four newcomers to the Big West Conference....

If the past is any indication of the future, the Huskie volleyball squad should be on the brink of another tremendous season. Five seniors and five juniors are returning to a team that posted a perfect 16-0 ledger in the Mid-Continent Conference last...

It's that time of year again and the NIU soccer team is gearing up for another season. They will be trying to rebound from a disappointing 6-9-2 season, which they would be very happy to forget. Although they started out losing seven of their first nine...

Weekend Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Acquired Rob Deer, outfielder, from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. Placed Luis Rivera, infielder, on the 15-day disabled list. CALIFORNIA ANGELS_Recalled J.T. Snow,...